35: Going on a Dopamine Hunt with Brendan Mahan, M.Ed., M.S., Your Happy Hunting Party Host

Overview of ADHD with Dr. David Nowell, ADHD Expert: It's the very first episode of the ADHD Essentials podcast! In this episode, I'm joined by Dr. David Nowell. He's a clinical neuropsychologist, international speaker, and renowned expert on ADHD. This episode is an overview of ADHD. We talk abou... by ADHD Essentials

53 min listen

18: "What's The Skill Set That's Missing?" with Chandler Creedon, School Psychologist: Chandler Creedon is a veteran educator with over 40 years of experience, working as a school psychologist, counselor, and college professor. He’s also a former professor of mine, and one of my mentors. It was an honor to have him on the show. Learn ... by ADHD Essentials

51 min listen

Reducing The Barrier to Entry with Brendan Mahan, ADHD Poet: Today's episode is a bit different. Due to the recent snow storms, and an exceptionally busy month, I don't have the 6-8 hours needed to edit a full interview. In today's episode, I go back to my English teacher roots, and blend them with my ADHD c... by ADHD Essentials

10 min listen

Separating Attitude from Performance with Michele Monteiro, Special Education Teacher by ADHD Essentials

36 min listen

What Parents Have to Learn with Sam, Parent of a child with ADHD: ADHD Essentials, Episode 2! In this episode, I'm talking with Sam Gardner. Sam is the mother of a daughter with ADHD. (Even better, her daughter is in middle school!) Sam shares the frustration, joy and adventure of being part of a family affected... by ADHD Essentials

42 min listen

Love Languages, Twin Gaps, and Being Married to ADHD with Sandy, Wife and Mom to ADHD: Sandy and I had a great conversation about her husband, her kids, and the way ADHD affects their family. One aspect of this episode that I love is the symmetry of it - the topics we discuss early on in our conversation return again at the end, allo... by ADHD Essentials

48 min listen

Flipped Classrooms and The Wall of Awful (Finally!) with Denielle Stasa, Middle School English Teacher: In today's episode, I get to talk to Denielle Stasa, a middle school English teacher, and former co-worker of mine. Denielle has flipped her classroom. Her students watch instructional videos she’s created for them at home for homework, and then ap... by ADHD Essentials

48 min listen

23: Dinner and a Show with Meg - Wife, Mom, Sister, and Daughter to folks ADHD with ADHD: Meg is surrounded by ADHD! But she works in the theater, so she can handle it. In today’s episode, we discuss: Why extended family dinners make it hard for kids to eat How to get younger kids to eat a more varied diet How letting go of control can he... by ADHD Essentials

47 min listen

The Plan for the Pod, with Eric Tivers: Welcome to the origin episode of ADHD Essentials! I'm your host, Brendan Mahan, M.Ed., M.S. I'm a former teacher and school counselor, turned ADHD coach, speaker and consultant. In this episode we'll be talking about the plan for the pod, and how... by ADHD Essentials

20 min listen

Curious Accountability with Cameron Gott, ADHD Coach and Author: It was my honor to talk about ADHD with Cameron Gott. He’s been coaching people affected by ADHD for over 15 years, and is one of the people I most wanted to get on the pod. So, when he told me he liked the show, I jumped at the chance to get him on.... by ADHD Essentials

37 min listen

Respect as the Foundation of Family with Jessica, ADHD Mom: In today’s episode, I talk to Jessica. She ahs ADHD, her husband ahs ADHD, and one of her two sons also has ADHD. Like many good ADHDers, Jessica has thrown out the rulebook for how things are “supposed to be done”, and is doing what works instead. A... by ADHD Essentials

47 min listen

16: The Struggle Makes Us Stronger, with Gabriel Villarreal, Strength & Condition Coach and Mental Health Counselor Specialized in ADHD: In this episode, I'm talking exercise and fitness, while battlnig a cold! Gabriel Villarreal is the owner of ADHD Counseling in the Roanoke Valley, as well as a strenth and conditioning coach. It's that latter bit that we focus on in the episode. ... by ADHD Essentials

46 min listen

Routines, Giggles and Belonging with Dan and Stacy, ADHD Parents: As I spoke with Dan and Stacy, our guests for this episode, I was struck by how clearly their love for each other and their kids came across. Dan's thoughfulness about how ADHD affects their family of four, and Stacy's understanding and acceptance ... by ADHD Essentials

44 min listen

29: The Toxicity of Comparing Ourselves to Others with Kat, mother with ADHD of a Neuro-Typical Son: Disclaimer: Part of today’s show includes our guest sharing a time of struggle, when she considered ending her life. Obviously she didn’t, and we spend the majority of the episode on other topics, including some of the strategies she used to move p... by ADHD Essentials

39 min listen

Transitions, Testing, and and Helping Kids Understand Who They Are with Cara Fleming, School Psychologist: Cara Fleming is a school psychologist at the high school level, as well as a transition consultant. What’s a transition consultant? I’m glad you asked. Transition consultants help kids successfully make the leap from high school to college and/or the... by ADHD Essentials

47 min listen

21: A Mother's Story of Bullying, Homeschooling, and Doing the Best You Can With What You Have, with Samantha MacLeod, Homeschooler and Mother of ADHD Kids: This might be a controversial one! We’re talking homeschooling. As you know, I’m a proponent of the public schools. But that doesn’t mean I’m going to ignore the segment of the population that feels homeschooling is a better option for their kids ... by ADHD Essentials

73 min listen

Zerberts, Sensory Challenges, and Crayons in the Dryer with Eric Tivers, Parent with ADHD of a thrice-exceptional son: Today’s episode is a conversation with my friend Eric Tivers. Eric is an ADHD coach, and licensed clinical social worker. He’s the host of the ADHD reWired podcast, and runs the ADHD reWired adult coaching groups. But in this episode, he’s talking as... by ADHD Essentials

44 min listen

25: The 20th Anniversary of "Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key" with Jack Gantos, Author: In today’s episode, we’re talking to Jack Gantos. Jack is the author of the Joey Pigza book series, about a boy who has ADHD. The first book of which, Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key, is a National Book Award Finalist, and celebrates it’s 20thannivers... by ADHD Essentials

41 min listen

17: The Baskin Robbins of ADHD with Kate Barrett, ADHD Mother, Wife, and Coach: It was great to get to talk to my friend Kate Barrett again. I know her from the ADHD coaching world. She's the founding coach of Coaching CVilleout of Charlottesville, VA, as well as the mother of sons and the wife of a husband who have ADHD. Her... by ADHD Essentials

49 min listen

26: ADHD & Time with Brendan Mahan, Your Humble, Harried Host: Today's episode is a bit different. The kids are home from school, I'm launching my first coaching groups, and I get to spend all day Friday driving out of state to visit the in-laws. So, time has been limited this week. As a result, rather than p... by ADHD Essentials

10 min listen

27: Music and ADHD Lessons with Richard Podgur, Music Teacher: Episode 27 features Richard Podgur. Richard is a music teacher in private practice. He teaches all ages, toddlers on adulthood, but specializes in teaching kids with ADHD. As I spoke to him I was struck by just how much Richard’s approach to teachi... by ADHD Essentials

33 min listen

Slow Mornings, Smashed Tasks, and Kindness Clipboards with Stephanie Letourneau, 3rd Grade Teacher: On one of the recent snow days, I sent a message to my friend Stephanie Letourneau and asked if she’d let me interview her for the podcast. She agreed, and I’m glad she did. What followed was an excellent discussion about helping our kids break down ... by ADHD Essentials

40 min listen

"What Your ADHD Child Wishes You Knew" with Dr. Sharon Saline, Clinical Psychologist, ADHD Expert, and Author: Dr. Saline is a licensed, clinical psychologist, who guides families from the maze of emotions, conflict and stress related to ADHD, toward successful dialog, interventions and connection. Today, we're talking about her new book, What Your ADHD Child... by ADHD Essentials

39 min listen

Seeing an ADHD Diagnosis as a Manual with Kimberly, mother of a son with ADHD: Kimberly has a son diagnosed with ADHD, and she sees that diagnosis as a manual to help her better understand how to help him succeed. Over the course of the interview, she shares her son's passions and struggles, as well as the things she has learn... by ADHD Essentials

49 min listen

35: Going on a Dopamine Hunt with Brendan Mahan, M.Ed., M.S., Your Happy Hunting Party Host: Today's episode is short and sweet. I'm flying solo, and talking about the role dopamine plays in ADHD. I hope you find an insight or two in it! Shameless ADHD Essentials Online Parent Coaching Groups Ad: The ADHD Essentials Online Parent Coach... by ADHD Essentials

9 min listen

19: iGotThis with Rich Shramm, ADHD Dad & App Developer: Rich Shramm is a dad who has ADHD, whose kids also have ADHD. Turns out, there's an app for that. Because Rich created the iGotThis app. As Rich says, "iGotThis is a task-focused, life management solution". It helps kids build their self-esteem b... by ADHD Essentials

46 min listen

ADHD Friendly Systems in the Household with Marina Darlow, Mother & ADHD Systems Expert: Marina Darlow from Vision Framework visits us to talk about how creating systems can benefit families affected by ADHD, as well as what makes for a good system. We aslo discuss wanting to do good by your family, the characteristics of a good system, ... by ADHD Essentials

44 min listen

Playing and Pausing with Dr. Kirsten Milliken, ADHD Parent, author, and ADHD Expert: I had a blast talking to my friend Dr. Kirsten Milliken. We started off doing an episode for her show, Your ADHD Life, and wrapped up with this episode of ADHD Essentials. Kirsten is a psychologist, a mother (with ADHD) of two boys (one with ADHD, on... by ADHD Essentials

39 min listen

34: Unraveling ADHD from the 50s & 60s to Today, with Joyce Kubik, ADHD Coach, Parent with ADHD of kids with ADHD (and grandkids with ADHD): It was an honor to interview Joyce Kubik for the pod. Joyce is a mother with ADHD of kids with ADHD. (In fact, her kids are now grown, and have ADHD kids of their own!) Joyce is also ADHD coach. Indeed, she was among the first. Hers are the shoul... by ADHD Essentials

46 min listen

22: Reading More, Calendar Strategies, and Thoughts on College, with Ryan McRae, the ADHD Nerd!: The ADHD Parenting groups are filling up! Don’t miss out on this opportunity! Twice a week, for six weeks, we’ll be looking at ADHD parenting through the themes of structure and systems, communication, emotions, self-care, connection, and questions.... by ADHD Essentials

35 min listen

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